depth
n
1 [C, U]
(a) distance from the top down 深, 深度(從上至下的距離)
the depth of the well, mine, box, trunk 井、 礦井、 盒、 行李箱的深度
Water was found at a depth of 30 ft. 在30英尺深處找到了水.
At what depth does the wreck lie? 沉船位置的深度是多少? =>illus at dimension 見dimension之插圖.
(b) distance from the front to the back 寬, 寬度(從前至後的距離)
shelves with a depth of 8 ins 8英寸寬的擱板.
(c) distance from the surface inwards 深, 深度(從表面向內(nèi)部的距離)
the depth of a wound, crack, etc 傷口、 裂縫等的深度.
2 [C, U]
(a) (of colours, darkness, etc) intensity (指顏色、 黑暗等)濃度, 強(qiáng)度.
(b) (of sounds) lowness in pitch (指聲音)低沉.
3 [U]
(a) (of feelings, etc) sincerity; intensity (指感情等)誠(chéng)摯, 真誠(chéng), 強(qiáng)烈
the depth of her love 她愛情的真摯.
(b) ability to understand or explain difficult ideas 領(lǐng)悟或解釋深?yuàn)W意念的能力
a writer of great depth and wisdom 極具領(lǐng)悟力和智慧的作家.
(c) having or showing this ability 上述能力的體現(xiàn)
a novel that lacks depth 缺乏深度的小說(shuō).
4 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) ,in `depth thoroughly 完全地; 徹底地; 深入地
to study a subject in depth 深入研究一科目
[attrib 作定語(yǔ)]
an ,in-depth `study 深入的研究. in the ~(s) of sth when or where sth is deepest, most severe, etc 在最深處; 在最嚴(yán)峻的時(shí)刻
in the depth of winter 在隆冬
in the depths of despair 在絕望的深淵
in the depth of the country, ie a long way from a town 在偏遠(yuǎn)的鄉(xiāng)村. (be/get) out of one's depth
(a) (be/go) in water too deep to stand in 在深得不能站立的水中
If you can't swim, don't get out of your depth. 不會(huì)游泳就不要到水深沒頂?shù)牡胤饺?
(b) (be/become) unable to understand a subject or topic 不能理解
When they start talking about economics, I'm out of my depth. 他們一談起經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué), 我就一竅不通了. plumb the depths of sth => plumb.